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La Jara New Mexico Map

Explore La Jara, New Mexico, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of La Jara, New Mexico

How to Use This La Jara, New Mexico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Jara, New Mexico. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Mexico or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to La Jara.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	La Jara
State	New Mexico (NM)
County	Mora County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	36.105499
Longitude	-106.941912
Population	177
Density	4.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	87722, 87027
Area Code	575, 505
County Seat	Mora
School District	Cuba Independent Schools

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About La Jara, New Mexico

La Jara is a locality in Mora County, New Mexico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 4.8 people per km². La Jara is located at 36.1055°N, 106.9419°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 87722, 87027.

La Jara rises from the high plains where the air carries the sharp, dry scent of sagebrush and the promise of impending winter. It lies 31.6 miles north of Las Vegas, NM (from Las Vegas, NM: bearing 4°T), and is situated 32.9 miles southeast of Taos. La Jara Creek carves a shallow, wandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with hardy grasses that turn a pale, brittle gold under the relentless intensity of the high-altitude sun. To the east, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains command the horizon, acting as a permanent, stoic backdrop to the expansive, open horizon. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Amador Lake collect the runoff from higher elevations, reflecting a sky so vast and clear that the light at dusk seems to hold, lingering in long, violet shadows across the terrain.

History in La Jara remains etched into the adobe foundations of older structures and the deep, cultural layers of the families who have worked this soil for generations. The economy persists through a quiet reliance on the land, defined by small-scale agriculture and the seasonal rhythms of the harvest, where every hand understands the value of water and the patience required for growth. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Coyote Creek State Park for recreation, finding sanctuary in the quiet woodlands that contrast with the open, sun-baked plains of the valley. A short distance toward the rugged terrain of Guadalupita Canyon, the pace of life slows to match the movement of the wind, favoring a deliberate, steady existence that ignores the frantic impulses of the world beyond the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Santa Fe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 145° SE · 1.5M acres
San Pedro Parks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.1 mi, 090° E · 41k acres
Cuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Project (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 194° S · 241 acres
San Juan Basin (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 246° SW
Cuba Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 193° S
Elk Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.3 mi, 179° S
Chama River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.6 mi, 044° NE · 47k acres
Jemez National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 149° SE · 58k acres
Valles Caldera National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 110° E · 89k acres
Fenton Lake (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 141° SE
Nogales Cliff House trailhead (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 011° N
Rio Chama National Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.3 mi, 042° NE · 9,568 acres
Rio Chama, New Mexico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.4 mi, 041° NE · 4,212 acres
Jemez Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 134° SE
Spence Hot Spring (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 135° SE
Jemez Hot Springs Mineral Bath House Historic Site (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 149° SE
Human sundial (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 149° SE
Jemez Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 149° SE
Tsi-p'in-owinge' Pueblo Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 081° E
Rio Chama Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.9 mi, 016° N · 11k acres
Bandelier National Monument (National Monument) — 32.7 mi, 125° SE · 34k acres
Pink Flamingo (Public Artwork) — 35.4 mi, 078° E
John Bosehard Tribal & Traditional Arts (Gallery) — 35.5 mi, 078° E
1625 Gallery Cacahuate Local Art (Gallery) — 35.5 mi, 078° E
Georgia O'keefe museum and home (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 078° E
Fuller Lodge Art Center (Arts Centre) — 39.0 mi, 113° SE
Indian Ruins Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 39.8 mi, 101° E
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (National Monument) — 40.0 mi, 138° SE · 5,404 acres
Juniper Amphitheater (Theatre) — 42.6 mi, 120° SE
San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum (Museum) — 48.4 mi, 107° E

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